9 September 2012 Last updated at 14:37 ET

London set for Paralympics finaleParalympic cauldron burns

London prepares to bid an "exuberant" farewell to the 2012 Paralympics later, with a grand send-off billed as a "festival of flame".


stadium sunsetLive: Paralympic closing ceremony Live

Live coverage of the Paralympic closing ceremony BBC Sport

French gendarmes block the road leading to the shooting sceneAlps shooting: Girl out of coma

A seven-year-old girl injured in a shooting in France which left her parents dead has been brought out of a coma, while her younger sister returns to the UK.

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